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“Eighties” by Killing Joke

From the album Night Time (1985)

“Eighties” by Killing Joke appears on 28 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1984 and 2006. It was first released in 1985 on the album Night Time. Its best result is #37 on the WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #28 alternative song of 1984, #504 alternative song of all time and #379 of the '80s.

28countdowns
8stations
#37best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1984–2006years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 41 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 106
1984 40 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 37 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 346 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 60 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 152 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 61 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 758 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 217 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 295 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 325 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 346 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 277 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 296 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 370 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 322 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 246 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 669 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 224 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 599 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 93 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 95 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 103 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 243 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 156 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 310 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2005 150 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 325 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499

Charting alongside it in 1984

Best songs of 1984 →
  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5TendernessGeneral Public
  6. 6Master and ServantDepeche Mode